The German publishing holding Axel Springer will purchase the Politico policy site. This was reported by the press service of Axel Springer.
The holding has signed an agreement with the founder and publisher of Politico, Robert Allbritton, to acquire the American company Politico and the news website Protocol, which specializes in the technology sector.
The holding will also buy another 50% of Politico Europe, which currently operates as a joint venture.
In turn, Reuters writes that Axel Springer will acquire Politico under a deal for more than $ 1 billion.
Note that journalists who previously worked at the Washington Post founded Politico in 2007. The company now employs about 700 people across North America, more than half of whom are editors. Politico Europe, which was founded 7 years ago, now employs almost 200 people.
At the same time, Springer owns a number of news agencies, including Bild, Welt and Insider, and is active in more than 40 countries.
Apple Inc, according to a lawsuit filed by Epic Games Inc., must allow mobile app developers to redirect users to alternative resources to pay for services in the App Store. The Wall Street Journal reported this. A 30% commission is now charged on each purchase. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers concluded that Apple’s practice was uncompetitive […]
The World Bank will provide Ukraine with a second tranche of $ 350 million, but subject to certain conditions. WB Vice President for Europe and Central Asia Anna Bjerde told Interfax-Ukraine what exactly is expected from Kyiv. “The prospects for the second tranche of the Economic Recovery Development Policy Loan depend on maintaining an adequate […]
September 13, 2021 — Stockholm, Sweden — Beetroot AB, the tech division of the Beetroot ecosystem, opens a new location in Mariupol, Ukraine. The company is currently accepting applications for over fifty software development vacancies in its international client projects. In Mariupol, Beetroot will focus on building teams of tech specialists to work on a […]
The American multinational corporation Google, fined in France for copyright infringement, has announced its intention to appeal the decision of the French regulatory authorities. This was announced on Wednesday, September 1, the chairman of the board of Google France Sebastien Missoff. “We do not agree with some legal nuances and consider the amount of the […]
As of September 1, 11,499 agreements have been concluded within the land market. Poltava (2,873.6 ha) and Kharkiv (2,747.4 ha) regions are in the lead. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy. It is noted that 4836 notaries have applied for access to the State Land Cadastre. A total […]
In the first half of 2021, Metinvest earned $ 2.769 billion compared to a loss of $ 240 million a year earlier, according to the company’s press service. According to the financial report, as of June 30, the Group’s net debt decreased by 52% since the beginning of the year – to $ 1.016 billion, […]
The State Property Fund of Ukraine has put the Vinnytsia diamond processing plant Crystal up for privatization auction for almost 90 million hryvnias. This is stated in the message of the Foundation. It is noted that the plant not only cuts and grinds precious stones, but also makes jewelry. They produce more than five thousand […]
In the first half of the year, the National Bank suffered UAH 12 billion in losses, according to the central bank’s press service. In this regard, next year, according to the forecast, the NBU will transfer to the budget UAH 13.6 billion, which is 1.8 times less than this year (UAH 24.4 billion). It is […]
As informs investment media of Ukraine InVenture, the European Commission, which is an organ of the executive branch of the European Union and is responsible for the preparation of draft laws, should provide Ukraine € 100 million if the Verkhovna Rada will take on the Energy Efficiency Fund bill. Conditions for EU investment funds in […]
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Health Minister Maxim Stepanov and British Ambassador to Ukraine Melinda Simmons discussed the possible production of a coronavirus vaccine at Ukrainian facilities. The Ministry of Health is in constant contact with AstraZeneca. This was announced by the head of the Ministry of Health on Facebook. Vaccine production may be launched in the near future. “We […]
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The US company, which produces seeds, has signed a licensing agreement with a major seed company about production and sale of sunflower seeds in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Georgia and Kazakhstan. The press service of the company officially announced about this. The americans want to make only two varieties of sunflower seeds in Ukraine. Although, […]
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Company Guild Esports of David Beckham, specializing in cybersport, announced plans to place its shares on the London Stock Exchange in the autumn of 2020. During the IPO, the company expects to raise 20 million pounds ($ 25.86 million). It is estimated that it will be valued at 50 million pounds. The resulting funds Guild […]
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The net profit of the German automaker Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) for January-September 2020 decreased almost 1.7 times year on year and amounted to 2.11 billion euros. Adjusted earnings per share were € 3.2 against € 5.37 a year earlier. Annual revenue decreased by 7.1% to last year’s level – to 69.508 billion euros. […]
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In January-September 2016, the Ukrainian exchange has received a loss in the amount of 1,365 million hryvnias against a profit in comparison with the same period of 2015 (0,963 million hryvnias).The exchange provided such information in its financial statement. The exchange assets have reduced by 3,89 million hryvnias to 38,863 million hryvnias for 9 months due […]
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Russian operator MegaFon made a deal with Mail.ru shareholders to acquire a controlling stake shares of the corporation. According to official information, the purchase of securities was effected by signing the agreements with companies such as New Media and Technology Investment LP, New Media Technologies Capital Partners Limited and Ardoe Finance Limited, who are the […]
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«Syutkin & Partners» Law Firm prepared a new series of programs “CAPITAL”. The “CAPITAL” discusses topical issues of big business in today’s economic climate: tax audits, economic crimes, corporate conflicts, etc. You will hear the views of industry experts and recommendations of specialized lawyers. Qualitative law business support will save and increase your capital. The […]
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Recently, according to informed sources, the major Korean automakers Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors announced the purchase of the financial corporation Hyundai Capital from General Electric. The transaction price is generally $ 599,5 million. (Hyundai will pay $ 81,800,000 for 3% of shares, and the company Kia Motors will acquire a 20% stake for $ […]
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Another bank is under the threat of extinction in the new 2017. At this time we are talking about the Ukrainian financial institution Narodnyi Kapital. According to the text of the NBU decision , the bank will be liquidated due to the structure’s discrepancy to state requirement relatively its clarity. According to official information, in […]
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Big changes are planned in the US Gannett company which decided to coordinate the work of their local and national brands in a new group called USA TODAY NETWORK. On Thursday, December 3, 2015 American media company Gannett announced the merger of its brands in the USA TODAY NETWORK group to improve the quality of […]
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The payment company Square (owned by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey) has acquired the financial firm Afterpay, which provides online installments. The deal, the largest in the history of Australian companies, amounted to 29 billion dollars, according to the website Square. “Square, Inc. and Afterpay Limited have announced that they have entered into an agreement under […]
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The American company Rivian Automotive purchased the plant, formerly owned by the Japanese carmaker, and intends to use it for the production of electric cars. The reason for the suspension of production by the former owner at the Illinois plant was the fact that the model, which was produced there (light SUV Outlander Sport / […]
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Nordea, the €190bn (£135.6bn) Scandinavian fund manager, has become the first major investor to signal it is preparing to sue Volkswagen over the carmaker’s manipulation of emissions tests. Nordea Asset Management told reporters over the weekend that it planned to join “several different class actions” against Volkswagen. The emissions fixing scandal has left investors with billions of […]
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Latvian airline AirBaltic will resume flights to Ukraine on December 1 and will start a new flight Vilnius-Kiev to Boryspil airport. The schedule includes departures twice a week on Tuesdays and Saturdays on Airbus A220-300. Flights from Vilnius will depart at 09:00, from Kiev – at 11:15. “Vilnius Airport can be used for transit to […]
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NPJSC Ukrtransgaz, Engie and its Enegie Energy Management Ukraine subsidiary company have concluded the contracts on natural gas transportation and storage. NPJSC Ukrtransgaz is reported about it.The agreement conclusion has taken place in Paris during Ukrainian and French economy forum . Igor Prokopiv, the President of NPJSC Ukrtransgaz admitted that they were ready to perform […]
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